HUNTSMEN Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

huntsmen

noun

plural of huntsman

as in hunters

a person who hunts game the huntsman presented the king with two pheasants for the royal table

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nonhunters

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hunters

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Both sides claim to represent Colorado’s hunters and anglers.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
For a curate, James was also rather extravagant, keeping a pack of hunters while his wife kept a fashionable carriage.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

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